Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility Operations

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

18h • Remote

About The Position

Gilead Sciences is committed to advancing innovative therapies and improving health equity worldwide, while operating in a responsible and sustainable manner. Corporate Responsibility is central to this commitment, enabling the company to create lasting impact for patients, communities, and society. The Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility Operations plays a critical role in enabling the success and scale of Gilead’s Corporate Responsibility programs. Reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, this individual will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of operational systems, processes, and governance that support program execution globally. The Senior Director develops and implements advanced operational concepts, techniques, and standards that serve as benchmarks for future organizational decisions and strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 14 years of professional experience in corporate responsibility, public affairs, operations, or a related field OR Master’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional operational initiatives and delivering results at scale.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including building and developing high-performing teams in a matrixed organization.
• Strong strategic thinking and operational execution capabilities, with the ability to translate priorities into actionable plans.
• Experience designing and implementing systems, processes, and governance frameworks to support large-scale programs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear insights.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, and external partnerships.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the biopharmaceutical industry or a highly regulated environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational strategy and execution for Corporate Responsibility programs, including grants, sponsorships, partnerships, and related initiatives, ensuring alignment with corporate priorities.
• Develop solutions to problems of unusual complexity, requiring a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovativeness. Solutions may serve as precedents for future decisions affecting the entire organization.
• Translate strategic direction into clear operational plans and roadmaps that drive execution and results.
• Drive the design and implementation of standardized processes, governance frameworks, and workflows to enable consistency, scalability, and compliance across programs.
• Oversee enterprise-wide data harmonization across Corporate Responsibility initiatives to ensure accuracy, transparency, and alignment.
• Establish and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to evaluate program effectiveness and operational efficiency.
• Lead the development and deployment of systems and tools to support performance tracking, reporting, spend, and compliance.
• Develop dashboards, reporting frameworks, and executive-level insights to support leadership decision-making.
• Translate complex data into actionable insights that inform strategy and continuous improvement.
• Partner across Corporate Responsibility, Public Affairs, Legal, Compliance, and Finance to streamline processes and enhance program delivery.
• Design and implement governance structures, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure operational rigor and compliance.
• Support stakeholder engagement efforts by ensuring operational readiness and execution of high-impact initiatives.
• Drive ongoing process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and strengthen program delivery.
• Manage budgets, vendors, and external partners to ensure alignment with strategic priorities and operational goals.
• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
• Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

Benefits

• company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• discretionary annual bonus
• discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior